Means for packing a round of ammunition



June 25, 1935. A. B. SCHILLING ET AL 2,005,756

MEANS FOR PACKING A .ROUND OF AMMUNITION Filed Jan. 11, 1955 Inventors Arthur E] -Echill 11-151 II nr'nelius Casey 5 1M.

Patented June 25, 1935 UNITED STATES MEANS FOR PACKING A ROUND 0F AMMUNITION Arthur B. Schilling, Rockaway, and Cornelius Casey, Dover, N. J.

Application January 11, 1935, Serial No. 1,320

4 Claims.

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 3'70 0. G. 757) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to means for packing a round of ammunition. 1

The purpose of the invention is to provide packing means for supporting a round of ammunition in a container and to hold the packing means in place by a resilient band which is automatically disconnected when the round is lowered onto its seat in the container.

To these and other ends, the-invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, where- Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the front end of a round of ammunition with the improved packing means in place.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View of a container and showing a round of ammunition supported therein.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the packing means locked in encircling position.

Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of the packing means in open position.

Fig. 5 is a detail view in side elevation of one of the blocks.

Fig. 6 is, a sectional view of the block.

Fig. '7 is a plan view of the block.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference there is shown a round of artillery ammunition 5 which is placed in a container 6 and is adapted to be supported by a tubular seat I so that its fuse 8 is protected and spaced from the end of the container. The fuse is provided with a pair of wrench grooves 9--9 whereby it is applied to the round.

The round is supported on the seat I by means of a pair of similar blocks llll0, each of which has a lip II on its lower end engaging in one of the grooves 9 of the fuse and resting on the seat I when the round is in place in the container. The interior and exterior walls of the blocks conform to the contours of the round and of the container so that the round is held against lateral movement.

The blocks Ill-40 are carried in spaced relation by a resilient metal band l2 which fits in a groove l3 formed in the inner wall of each block and is fastened to'each of the blocks by a rivet l4. One end of the bandextends beyond the edge of the corresponding block and has a notch l5 to provide an upwardly directed hook A latch l'l formed of a resilient metal band similar to the band I2 is pivotally mounted on the rivet M which secures the un-notched end of the band l2. The free end of the latch has a notch I8 to provide a downwardly directed hook I9 adapted to engage the hook l6 when the band I2 and latch ll are brought together after encircling the fuse. latch adjacent the notch l8 and projects downwardly. I

The blocks [0 are applied to the fuse prior to insertion of the round into the container and are held in place by engaging the hook [9 of the latch I! with the hook N5 of the band [2. When the round is lowered into the container the finger 20 engages the tubular seat and on continued lowering the latch is thereby unhooked from the band as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The blocks l6 are now resting on the tubular seat and support the round.

When the round is withdrawn from the container the resilient band l2 straightens out and throws the blocks I0 clear of the fuse.

We claim: I

1. In combination with a container having a seat, a round of ammunition having recesses and adapted to be inserted in the container, a pair of blocks each having a lip engaging in one of the recesses in the round, a resilient band connecting the blocks and having a hooked end, a resilient latch carried by one of the blocks and having a hooked end adapted to engage the hooked end of the band when the band and latch operated on engagement with the seat of the container.

3. In combination with a round of ammunition having recesses, a pair of blocks each having a lip engaging in one of the recesses, a re.-

silient band connecting the blocks and having a'hooked end, a resilient latch carried by one of the blocks and having a hooked end adapted to engage the hooked end of the band when the band and latch encircle the round and a pro jecting finger onthe latch. 4. In combination with a round of ammunition, a pair of blocks applied to the round, and a resilient band including a latch encircling the round and holding the blocks in place. I

ARTHUR 1B. SCI-IILLING. CORNELIUS CASEY.

A finger 20 is secured to the 

